Roberto Mancini’s relationship with his squad is under intense strain after
the Manchester City manager antagonised senior players with a furious rebuke
of Joe Hart in the dressing room after Sunday’s tumultuous derby.

Mancini blamed his goalkeeper for failing to keep out Robin van Persie’s
deflected stoppage-time free kick during an angry bust-up after the Barclays
Premier League champions’ dramatic 3-2 defeat by Manchester United at the
Etihad Stadium.

The City manager is understood to have accused Hart of making too many
individual errors in a sustained verbal attack that shocked the England No
1’s team-mates and placed fresh pressure